title: Correlation between esterase electrophoretic types and capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8 among methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: The relationship between capsular polysaccharide types 5 and 8 and esterase electrophoretic types (zymotypes) in 160 French clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus was studied. Methicillin-susceptible strains of capsular types 5 and 8 were represented by 11 zymotypes, indicating a high polymorphism. Methicillin-resistant strains were mainly distributed in only two distinct populations. The predominant population was represented by strains of zymotype 6 and capsular type 5, and the second population was represented by strains of zymotype 14 and capsular type 8.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine X. Bichat, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Branger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goullet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boutonnier
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D016667:Bacterial Capsules; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004950:Esterases / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000032:analysis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C054106:capsular polysaccharide, type 5, Staphylococcus aureus; D004950:Esterases; D008712:Methicillin